Magnet AXIOM Cyber vs X-Ways Forensics
| Magnet AXIOM Cyber | X-Ways Forensics | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | api, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Evidence sources | Mobile devices; computer drives and forensic images; Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebook files and folders; Windows memory dumps; cloud services; remote endpoints | Raw DD images, ISO, VHD, VHDX, VDI, VMDK, physical disks, RAIDs, filesystems, Android/iOS data imported through third-party tools, iTunes backups |
| Mobile forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Disk imaging | Yes | Yes |
| Memory forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Case collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows; macOS; Linux; Chromebook; cloud environments | Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022/2025 |
| Export formats | Portable case; HTML; PDF; Excel; XML; JSON; CSV; RSMF | HTML, tab-delimited text, XML |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On Everything Xiaomi, Magnet AXIOM Cyber scores higher on our published basis.